Indian industrialist accused inhuman treatment of employee
Businessman remanded for stealing
Indian industrialist accused inhuman treatment of employee
Tema (Greater Accra) 18 May 99
A Tema High Court is trying a case in which an Indian national of Tema Steel Company Limited allegedly poured hot water into the ears of a Ghanaian employee for sleeping on duty.
According to a medical report issued by Dr. Steve Akangah, an Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) specialist of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Mr Michael Opoku, is currently suffering from profound deafness in the right ear as a result of the incident.
Opoku has sued the Indian, one Mr Selvan who is a supervisor of Tema Steel Company, at the High Court, presided over by Mrs. Felicity Amoah, claiming general damages for perpetual injury to his ear.
Mr Opoku, in his statement of claim, is also asking for 1.5 million cedis being his medical and transport expenses since the date of the incident on December 18,l998.
The plaintiff, who is represented by Mr Prosper Nyahe, said he still suffers from a perpetual headache, severe pains and discharge of liquid from the injured ear.
He said, while on duty on the day of the incident, he fell asleep.
The first defendant, who was on duty, poured hot water into his right ear to wake him up, causing severe damage to the ear.
In their statement of defence, Mr Selvan and the company, represented by Mr R.S. Agbenoto, denied the claims and said they were ready to prove their case in the course of the trial.
Selvan is currently on 20 million cedis bail. The court sits again on Wednesday May 19.
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Businessman remanded for stealing
Accra (Greater Accra), 18th May 99
Frank Akogyiram, a businessman, charged with six counts of stealing, fraud, issue of false cheque, and poccesing false documents, was on Monday remanded in custody by a circuit tribunal in Accra .
Akogyiram, 29, alias Fred Richardson, pleaded not guilty to all the charges but the Tribunal chaired by Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson-Yebuah, remanded him until June two to enable the Police to complete their investigations.
Police Inspector Alex Yartey Tawah, prosecuting, said, in July 1998, Mrs. Joycelyn Bognadon Bierlert, a Filipino resident in Accra, asked the accused to help to her find accommodation.
Akogyiram, the prosecution said, told the complainant that he owns a house at North Kaneshie that he could rent to her.
The accused person then hired a truck and conveyed Mrs. Bierlert's personal effects, including electrical appliances, dresses, jewellery and cash of 400 dollars and 800,000 cedis for safe keeping. However, he sold them and spent the money.
The complainant reported the matter and the accused was arrested at a hotel at Tesano. While investigations were going on, another complainant identified the accused person as the one who collected a computer valued at 4.7 million cedis from Yamtech Systems at Osu and issued a cheque to cover the amount.
When the cheque was presented, it was found to be a stolen one. It was also found out that the accused person had no account at the SSB Bank main branch where the cheque was to be drawn.
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